I love that "The" is used as if to say the others are faking it. They are not gods at all.

Every idolatrous culture knew that their idols were not gods, but all they "acted as if" and pretended together, to the point where it was socially unacceptable to speak against their statues. Moses experienced THE God, who spoke to him without form or image, and began by teaching him about holiness and proper behavior on holy ground. Moses didn't have to "act as if" because he saw the fire, he saw the bush, he heard the voice and the voice responded to him. He spoke to God as a man speaks to a man. He hid his face, because he was standing before pure righteousness.